30 ESSENTIALS OF SUITABLE LOCATIONS 



to guard against heavy loss which would naturally result in local- 

 ities unfavorable to the industry. 



The chief factors to be considered in this connection are: 



Milk supply 

 \Yater supply 

 Transportation facilities. 

 Other conditions. 



Milk Supply. A large supply of milk with possibilities for 

 extending the milk supply territory is the first essential. The 

 condensery must have milk to do business. The locality in which 

 it is located must be adapted for the production of large quanti- 

 ties of milk; it must be a dairy country where reasonably large 

 herds are kept. Other things being equal, the larger the milk 

 supply, the lower the cost of manufacture. Where the milk 

 supply drops below fifteen thousand pounds of milk daily, pro- 

 fitable manufacture becomes difficult. Territories of gathered 

 cream creameries are usually not very desirable. The farmers 

 generally have small herds and are not inclined to haul their 

 milk daily. They prefer to take their cream to the creamery 

 once or twice per week, or whenever it is convenient for them to 

 do so. Again, they appreciate the feeding value of the skim 

 milk and depend on the skim milk to raise their young 

 stock and pigs. When they take their milk to the condensery, 

 there is no skim milk nor buttermilk left for feeding purposes. 



The presence of whole milk creameries and cheese factories 

 renders a locality most attractive for the establishment of milk 

 condenseries. The farmers usually have reasonably large herds, 

 they are accustomed to take reasonable care of their milk and 

 to haul it to the factory daily, and the condensery prices are 

 generally high enough above the creamery or cheese factory 

 prices to induce the "farmers to patronize the condensing factory. 



Territories in close proximity of large consuming centers, 

 though dairying may have reached a high state of development, 

 are not desirable, owing to the continuous and growing" demand 

 for fresh milk. Competition of this kind means high prices, 

 which no business tactics are capable of modifying. 



Water Supply. The value to the milk condensing plant of 

 a generous and never-failing supply of clean, cool water cannot 



